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Unit2WorkingonthelandWarmingup:EnjoyaWarmingup:EnjoyaPoemByLiShenFarmersweedingatnoon,Sweatdownthefieldsoon.Whoknowsfoodonatray,Duetotheirtoilingday.Doyouknowthesegrains(谷物)?wheatricesorghum高粱corncottonpeanutsoybeanAreyoufromafarmer’sfamily?Whatdoyouknowaboutfarming?Ploughing(犁田)Haveyouevergrownanyplants?Ifso,whatdidyoudotogrownthem?Ifnot,whatkindofplantwouldyouliketotrygrowing?Howwouldyougrowit?seedingfertilizing(施肥)irrigating(灌溉)transplanting插秧harvestingwinnowing(扬谷)riceWhatisthemainfoodinallEastAsianandSoutheastAsiancountries?Rice.Itissaidthatthereare2.4billionpeopletoeatriceeverydaythroughouttheworld.Answerthefollowingquestions:Whatdoyouthinkwouldhappeniftomorrowtherewassuddenlynoricetoeat?•sufferfromstarvationandstarvetodeath.•feelscared/bepanic(惊慌).•fightforfood,evenkilleachother•andthewholecountrywouldgetintotrouble.Ifyouhadthechancetodosomethingtohelpendhungerintheworld,whatwouldyoudo?Howtosolvehunger?makinggooduseofthewastelanddevelopingthetechnologyto…inventinganewkindoffood…improvingthequalityofthesoilpreventingthepestsfromeatingourcropsWhatdoyoupredictthispassageisgoingtotalkabout?FatherofHybridRiceHeisfatherofhybridrice(杂交水稻),whowaslatelyawarded“theNobelPrizeofAsia”.Hereceivedthehonorforhisgreatcontributions(贡献)tohybridriceresearchandworkhedidtoimprovericeproductionindevelopingcountries.NowheisheadoftheNationalHybridRiceResearchandDevelopmentCenterinHunanProvince,China(中国湖南省国家杂交水稻研究与发展中心).Heiscalledapioneerforallpeople.他是一位真正的耕耘者。当他还是一个乡村教师的时候，已经具有颠覆世界权威的胆识；当他名满天下的时候，却仍然只是专注于田畴。淡薄名利，一介农夫，播撒智慧，收获富足。他毕生的梦想，就是让所有人远离饥饿。喜看稻菽千重浪，最是风流袁隆平！---袁隆平在2004感动中国中的颁奖词他在接受“感动中国”栏目组采访时说：“这不是我个人的荣誉，而是国家的荣誉，全国人民的荣誉”。袁隆平：“我感到最愉快的是一个出新成果，能够在名分上得到安慰的，有所寄托的要出新成果，我不停留在原有的这个成绩的基础上，我相信我们古人讲的话，“谋事在人，成事在天”。有人曾经风趣地说，中国农民吃饭靠“两平”，一是靠邓小平的责任制，二是靠袁隆平的杂交水稻。今天中国水稻种植面积中，约有一半是采用袁隆平培育的杂交产品，每年生产的稻谷可以多养活6000多万人。2004年，袁隆平领导的超级杂交稻项目不断取得重大突破，在育种方面提前一年实现了大面积亩产超过800公斤的目标，这意味着每年又可以多养活7500万人。SuperHybridRiceSuperHybridRicethericethathasahighoutputthericethathasahighoutputFindoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.Para1A.DrYuan’sdreams.Para2B.DrYuan’spersonality.Para3C.DrYuan’sbiography.Para4D.DrYuan’sappearanceandhisachievement.APIONEERFORALLPEOPLEMatchthefollowingheadingswiththerightparagraphs.Thetextisabout_______________whomadeagreatcontributiontoproducingbetter_____.YuanLongpingriceReadthetextcarefullyandfillintheblanks.YuanLongpingAppearance_________faceandarmsslimandstrongbodysunburnt_________________developedsuperhybridricebecamethefirst__________________intheworldtogrowhighoutputricehelpstheUNreduce_______intheworldagriculturalpioneerAchievementshungerExperiencesbornin1930and_________fromSouthwestAgriculturalCollegein1953findingwaystogrowmorericehasbeenhislife_____to_________hisknowledgeinlessdevelopedcountriessuchasIndiaandVietnamcirculategraduatedgoalPersonalitiesissatisfiedwithhislifedoesn’tcareaboutbeingfamousgivesalargeamountofmoneytohelpotherstodotheir_________inagriculturehasmanydreamsandnevergivesuplovesand__________hispeopleresearchcarefortoproduceakindofricethatcould_____morepeopleto_______hisricesothatitcanbegrownaroundtheglobe________feedDreamsexportEvenifDr.Yuan’sdreamscometrue,canthisreallysolvestarvation?1.WhydidYuanLongpingwanttoincreasethericeoutputwhenhewasyoung?DrYuanwantedtoincreasethericeoutputbecausehesawmanypeoplegohungrywhenhewasyoung.Answerthesequestionsbasedonyourunderstandingofthepassage.2.YuanLongpingthinksthatapersonwithtoomuschmoneyhasmoreratherthanfewertroubles.Doyouagreeordisagree?Why?Imostlyagree.Ithinkbeingrichcancausealotofproblems,butitreallydependsonthelifeandattitudeofthepersonwhoisrich.Peoplewhoarerichcertainlyhavedifferentproblemsfrompeoplewhoarenot.Writingaposter(海报)forthetext.ResumeName:Nationality:Dateofbirth:appearance:Education:personality:Achievements:Dreams:Hobbies:•YuanLongping•Chinese•1930•Sunburnt,slim,strong•SouthwestAgricultureCollege•Carelittleaboutmoneyandfame•Superhybridrice•Produceexport•Violin,mah-jong,swimming,